Example sentences of "head for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life |
| 2 | We head for the local needle park . |
| 3 | By night we suggest you head for the old quarter of Sachsenhausen which is packed with delightful pubs and restaurants . |
| 4 | They will defend themselves if attacked , and will speak if spoken to or if the adventurers head for the spiral staircase opposite . |
| 5 | We head for the open horizon . |
| 6 | DAVID Mellor headed for the political wilderness yesterday by comparing himself to a great British hero . |
| 7 | But when they cast off Penry seemed reassuringly unconcerned , and sang under his breath as the Angharad headed for the turbulent stretch of sea separating Gullholm from the coast . |
| 8 | She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse . |
| 9 | Relations deteriorated further in late March as hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Kurdish refugees headed for the Iranian border . |
| 10 | Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate . |
| 11 | Shiona parked at the front , instead of at the side of the house where everyone normally parked their cars , and , pushing back her hair , headed for the front door . |
| 12 | As the fire was crackling into life she headed for the small lavatory in the hall . |
| 13 | The more the UK Vehicle Division restricted output , the more sure it headed for the final chop . ’ |
| 14 | But you need real people for a proper gloat so we headed for the cardboard suburb in the Strand . |
| 15 | Leaving at midday he headed for the Tunisian coast in bad weather . |
| 16 | The hounds , however , having wriggled under and through the gate , were still running , streaming away from them across the next field as the fox headed for the nearby covert . |
| 17 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 18 | He took Sir Bryan 's rejected set of clubs back to the caddie-master 's hut and then headed for the Tented Village . |
| 19 | He headed for the main building , and the area of the basement where secure matter could be despatched back home . |
| 20 | At about 5.30pm on Sunday everybody shut off their music and headed for the main stage to hear the results . |
| 21 | I lay there for a minute recovering my cool and then headed for the back door . |
| 22 | I headed for the white gleam of a village in the distance and was grateful to find that the one and only store sold iced drinks . |
| 23 | And whenever you fancy a touch of the sun and sea air , you can head for the sandy beach , only 200 metres away . |
| 24 | Rozanov , it was decided , would head for the Soviet Embassy . |
| 25 | Of course in doing this we were inadvertently upwind of the rabbits then out to feed , and numbers would head for the main wood . |
| 26 | What little research has been done in this area suggests that the proportion of deprived youngsters heading for the great outdoors is disproportionately low . |
| 27 | DAVID Mellor was heading for the political scrapheap last night after Downing Street revealed that he did NOT seek permission for his ‘ freebie ’ holiday with Mona Bauwens . |
| 28 | Heading for the Central Line … ’ |
| 29 | Assuming the Turkey Pens had been situated at the rear of the house , he reckoned he was now heading for the outer fence somewhere off to the north side of the grounds . |
| 30 | If you like night life and are heading for the Far East , do n't go to Japan . |